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Amazon expands free 1-day delivery on items
Amazon Prime members will get free one-day delivery on more than 10 million items this holiday season. The news comes on the heels of Amazon eliminating delivery fees on its Amazon Fresh...
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Ojah’s Vegan Ribs
After six years of product development, Ojah has finally launched its vegan ribs. The ribs made with Heppi, a yellow pea-based high moisture extruded texture, delivers the bite, mouthfeel and...
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Recycling obstacles: Nestlé Waters reveals nearly half of consumers say it’s easier to bin than recycle plastic
Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has unveiled its third annual comprehensive national study, This is How We Planet: America’s Perspective on Water, Packaging and Health. The bottled water manufacturer reveals...
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Magazine: Student Design: A display design contest
POPAI Hungary Association, with support from Zewa and SPAR, organises the first POPAI Student Design Awards. The task for university students is to design innovative displays based on a given...
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Hungarians consume more and more pork
While in 2015 an average Hungarian consumed 25.3 kilogrammes of pork, by 2019 the figure was 29 kilogrammes. Consumers are increasingly aware of the need for high-quality domestic products and...
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KSH: double-digit increase in earnings in September
In September, average gross earnings increased by 11.8 percent, compared to the previous year and amounted to 360,700 HUF. The average net income without allowances was 239,900 HUF, including the...
Read moreAM: the tools of the Common Agricultural Policy needs to be used to strengthen the competitiveness of agricultural businesses
Strengthening the competitiveness of agricultural enterprises is one of the most important goals of Hungary’s agricultural policy, as its success plays a key role in increasing income-generating capacity – the...
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What will be on the Christmas tree?
As many houses as there are so many kinds of Christmas trees, we can say that most families have such unique and emotionally important decorations that they adhere to and...
Read moreGKI Digital – Árukereső.hu Hungarian e-commerce freely interprets Black Friday
In 2019, Hungarian web stores did not wait for the official daze of Black Friday (29 November) and shoppers also did not wait for promotions specifically related to this event,...
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ITM Hungary is in the top five at the European Waste Reduction Week
This year the European Waste Reduction Week ended with more than 16,000 actions in 30 countries. Hungary joined the initiative with 410 outlining ideas, leading it to fifth place, ahead...
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Euro area inflation rose in November
In November, the annual rate of increase in consumer prices in the euro area was higher than in the previous month, mainly due to higher prices of food and consumer...
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New Zealand’s first darkstore
Countdown is set to open New Zealand’s first darkstore in Auckland in April 2020. The retailer will open its first online dedicated fulfillment centre in response to growing demand for...
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Coles opens new innovative store
Coles has opened its latest iteration of its urban supermarket format ‘Coles Local’ in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. The retailer has pitched the store as its ‘most innovative’ supermarket yet,...
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Edeka Launches Own-Brand Pasta Made Of Legumes
German retailer Edeka has announced the launch of low-carb, gluten-free organic pasta made of legumes. Edeka Biopasta is available in two variants made of red lentils or chickpeas. The red...
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Nébih: labeling errors were found in case of six capsule coffees
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (NABIH) investigated espresso capsule coffees in its latest Supermenta test. Proceedings were launched against 6 out of 24 samples. Fines were initiaded in a...
Read moreCarpathian Basin Honey Festival is held in Zalaegerszeg
With the march of Honey Knights, the 16th Carpathian Basin Honey Festival begins in Zalaegerszeg on Saturday. The two-day event awaits the visitors with honey programs, including a honey beauty...
Read moreKSH: increased its investments by 14.8 percent in the third quarter
The volume of investments increased by 14.8 percent in the third quarter, compared to the high base (21.6 percent) of the same period of last year. Investments increased 18.0 percent...
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HEPA’s Western Balkans regional office in Belgrade was opened
Serbian-Hungarian trade relations have been exceptionally good in recent years, and significant progress has also been made in terms of investments recently, and further common successes are expected in the...
Read moreThe 16th Transylvanian Santa Claus tour starts this year with a donation of 19 tons
The 16th Transylvanian Santa Claus tour starts on Friday from Dunaföldvár. 19 tons of donations will be distributed to the seventy-two settlements in Transylvania in the first week of December...
Read moreUS economy grew faster than expected
The annual growth rate of the US economy accelerated in the third quarter of this year from the second quarter, expanding at a faster pace than the first estimate released...
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Selfridges removes single-use beauty wipes in latest sustainability pledge
The latest move reinforces Selfridges’ commitment to tackle the issue of ocean plastics since the launch of its Project Ocean campaign almost a decade ago. Selfridges has removed all single-use...
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Amazon scraps popular free sample scheme
Amazon is scrapping its experimental free sample campaign which saw it deliver free items to consumers it thinks they would like to buy. In January, Amazon announced a free sampling...
Read moreIKEA to invest 200 million euros in race to turn ‘climate positive’
IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture group, said on Wednesday it would spend around 100 million euros (£86 million) to support direct suppliers as they switch over to renewable energy use....
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Magazine: More than just a box
Shelf-ready packaging solutions are much more than a box with products inside. Their value is growing and they have more and more functions. We learned from Árpád Keskeny Jr, the...
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MAHAL: fish sellers are ready for the festive demand
Fish sellers are already waiting the customers with a Christmas offer, and during the year they could meet much higher demand than usual, a spokesman for the Hungarian Aquaculture and...
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